The workshop is practical, interactive and discussive, with quality time spent in the outdoor environment applying theory, concepts and activity ideas.

Workshop Content• Sharing our stories – what we do and how we do it at our school (pre-prepared short presentation).• Exploring pedagogy, core models and philosophies that support outdoor learning.• Using what already exists – a fresh eyes approach to looking at all of our environments, apparatus, skills and resources for great outdoor learning.• What could/should/does happen beyond the school gates.• Practical – in small teams, delegates are provided with a host of source material, lesson plans and activities and are tasked with designing and delivering a short outdoor learning session around a key theme.• Curriculum mapping – how to weave outdoor learning across areas of co-curricula, cross-curricular and extra-curricular activity.• Technology as a force for good in the outdoor environment.• Managing our intellectual, physical, virtual and digital resources.• Assessing and managing risk across all aspects of our outdoor learning.• Action Learning Projects – delegates will be encouraged to form small action learning sets beyond the workshop from which to agree, plan and implement a shared project in their own respective schools. An on-line portal will be available for delegates to share, update and feedback to each other on progress and outcomes.